. >> did she tweet us? >> she didn't tweet us but she has spoken about. susan rice's decision was sad and highlights the disfunction of washington, d.c. can't really argue with that. patricia says the saddest thing about the susan rice is it is a mccain, snow, ayotte and graham creation. >> i hate to see the badgood guys lose and the bad guys win. before we talk about justice scalia, what this means most likely is john kerry is the next secretary of state. wouldn't you agree? >> i think so. he is the odds-on favorite. >> bill: for president obama not to appoint him now would be awful -- >> he had some setbacks in his career but that would be a tough one to swallow. one person who was definitely benefited from all of this is that every time these senators wanted to say how unacceptable susan rice was but we would confirm john kerry in an instant. they are on the record and he should sail on through. >> that may bem resolve one problem for president obama and then the secretary much defense, to talk about chuck hagle or this woman. peter? >> i forgot her na